{"id":1058,"date":"2017-06-21T03:05:12","date_gmt":"2017-06-21T03:05:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/course.oeru.org\/pman101\/?page_id=1058"},"modified":"2017-06-21T03:05:12","modified_gmt":"2017-06-21T03:05:12","slug":"pman101-assessment","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/course.oeru.org\/pman101\/learning-pathways\/assessment\/pman101-assessment\/","title":{"rendered":"PMAN101 Assessment"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Summary<\/b>:<\/td>\nPrepare an essay demonstrating your understanding of the issues surrounding culture, diversity business ethics and apply your knowledge of the functions and roles of management within this context.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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4 hours (excluding study of supporting resources and \/ or prior work experience).<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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  1. Describe roles and functions of managers, where they fit into organisations and their impact on organisations and people.\u2002\n<\/li>\n
  2. Explain future trends in management, including skills needed to deal with globalisation, diversity and the increasing focus on ethical practices in business.\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    (If you are completing this course for formal credit, you must complete and submit this assessment.)\n<\/p>\n

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    Part A: Ethics, Culture and Diversity Essay (80%)<\/span><\/h2>\n

    This assessment focuses on the soft skills<\/a> in management related to diversity, culture and business ethics<\/a>. For this essay, you are expected to select an authentic example that demonstrates a company, organization or industry’s failure to promote diversity, culturally appropriate or ethical behaviour. You can choose something you’ve seen in the news or choose from one of the following examples:\n<\/p>\n

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    1. A list of corporate scandals<\/a>\n<\/li>\n
    2. Uber’s sexism issues<\/a> (the blog post that triggered the investigation<\/a>)\n<\/li>\n
    3. The gaming industry’s diversity gap<\/a>\n<\/li>\n
    4. Silicon Valley’s diversity problem<\/a>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      Your report should contain the following:\n<\/p>\n

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      1. Introduction including purpose and objectives<\/b>\n<\/li>\n
      2. A paragraph that explains which diversity, culture and business ethics principles you are going to look at.<\/b>\n<\/li>\n
      3. Sufficient context to explain the misstep or diversity\/culture\/ethics issue you are examining.<\/b>\n<\/li>\n
      4. Discussion of linkages between your example and relevant theory for managing the issue.<\/b>\n<\/li>\n
      5. A paragraph highlighting future management trends in relation to the topic of diversity, culture and business ethics principles.<\/b>\n<\/li>\n
      6. Conclusions and Recommendations<\/b>: What could the company or organization have done differently? How would you have handled this situation?\n<\/li>\n
      7. Bibliography<\/b>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

        Your essay should be 1250 words maximum and you must use the APA referencing style.\n<\/p>\n

        When preparing the assignment, learners must consult and cite five (5) relevant books, book chapters, or journal articles (at a minimum). These books and journal articles can be sourced online. Remember to look at the ANU e-Press<\/a>, of Open Access Journals<\/a> or the Bielefeld Academic Search Engine<\/a> when researching your assignment. (For information on finding open access resources, you can consult the OERu course, Digital literacies for online learning<\/a>.)\n<\/p>\n

        Part B: Functions, roles and activities of management (20%)<\/span><\/h2>\n

        The purpose of Part B is to indicate how the functions of management and corresponding managerial roles relate to improving efficiency and effectiveness of an organisation’s ability to manage ethics, culture and diversity. Your answers in Part B should be based on the issue you reported in Part A above.\n<\/p>\n

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        1. Provide a concise description of the four functions of management<\/b> in your own words.\n<\/li>\n
        2. Generate a table with the following column headings:\n